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Sandra,
Thank you for the very sad epitaph of my distant cousins, Volneyand Elizabeth Coldwell and their three children all killed by a cyclone May 26, 1867, Dallar Co, Texas. I did not know this calamity.
Colbert Nathaniel Coldwell
El Paso, Texas
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This is where I obtained the information on the family of Voley Coldwell.
Genforum genealogy.com on the Coldwell family. Posted by Don g. Kirk on 25 Apr 2000 message #35.
We are no relation to this family but are passing on this information from a local cemetery should it be of help to someone. It seems the name has been recorded as Coldwell, also Caldwell so we will post both places. A single marker in Dallas Co. Texas records a family that died in a tornado on 26 May 1867. This was obtained from a cemetery book: "Surrounding the tall tombstone in the Lyons Cemetery are the graves of Elizabeth Lyons Caldwell, 53, her husband Volney Caldwell, 52, and their children: Ann Ellen, 20; James L. 17; Nathaniel, 15; William M., 12 - victims of a tornado that struck Dallas County May 26, 1867. The two surviving children, Ben and Oregon, were visiting relatives."
Inscriptions on four sides of the tombstone:
Volna Coldwell b. Mar 26. 1816 d. May 26, 1867
Elizabeth F. Coldwell b. Sept. 28, 1814 d. May 26, 1867
James L. son of V. & E. F. Coldwell
b. July 29, 1849 d. May 26, 1867
Nathaniel, son of V. & E. F. Coldwell
b. Mar. 24, 1852 d. May 26, 1867
Wm. M. son of V. & E. F. Coldwell
b. Jan. 26, 1855 d. May 26, 1867
Ann Ellen, dau. of V. & E. F. Coldwell
b. April 6, 1846 d. June 14, 1867
Which family do you descend from?
Sandra
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According to the family traditions, Benoni Coldwell was born in Hawkins Co, Tn. and was in Tn. in but subsequently left to go west and is unknown thereafter. His half brother Volney Coldwell, born 26 Mar 1816 in Hawkins Co, Tn. m. Elizabeth Lyons and moved to Plano, Collin Co, Tx. @1853and both were killed by a cyclone in 1870. They were supposed to have had 5 children, but I have no details and would like to know.
Volney's full brother Nathaniel Henderson Coldwell b 15 Apr 1813,married Nancy Roberts in Hawkins Co, Tn.in 1837 but nothing is known by me about where they went or whether they have descendants.
Your information that Nathaniel H. Coldwell died in Plano Tx fits.
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Capt.Thomas and Delphia Ballard Coldwell are my direct ancestors of whom I have a great amount of interest and I am willing to share same. Unfortunately any effort at lengthy discourse on this website seems to get cut off. I have some details of the Virginia Quaker Ballard family and the Caldwell ancestors of Capt. Thomas Coldwell. Contact me directly at ccoldwell(a)elp.rr.com
Colbert Nathaniel Coldwell